Podcasts by Driving Outcomes
Results matter! Driving Outcomes is your online source for the inspired solutions you need to address your most pressing leadership concerns and challenges. In each episode, we examine the very latest in today’s applied research and education, and how it impacts your business outcomes. Hear directly from the ground-breaking research scientists, data analysts and educational specialists who are changing the face of leadership every day. Driving Outcomes gives you what you need to drive your own business outcomes to new, exciting levels!
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Human Trafficking in Your Own Backyard with Kelsey Morgan from Everfree Organization from 2022-05-05T18:00:02
Kelsey is the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer of EverFree and formerly the Founder of Willow International. The last time we caught up with Kelsey was late 2020 when she focused purely on East...
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Family Homelessness with Elizabeth Andrade of Family Assistance Ministries from 2022-04-28T18:00:04
I had the pleasure of doing a podcast with Elizabeth Andrade, CEO of Family Assistance Ministries, talking about homelessness and food insecurity and pockets of poverty within South Orange County. ...
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Councilman Matt Mahan of San Jose, California: Start-Ups, Government, and Performance Measurement from 2022-01-19T19:00:03
Joining Traci for today's podcast is Councilmember Matt Mahan from the City of San José, District 10 who is also running for Mayor. Councilmember Mahan shared his experiences growing up in Watsonvi...
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The Domino Effect of Data in Government and Public Service from 2021-12-08T19:00:02
In today’s podcast, we talk about how the federal government can utilize data to address the fiscal pressures it has encountered and how such data can be used to make better decisions surrounding w...
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B Corp and B Corp Certification: Contributing to Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) and Social Enterprise from 2021-09-23T17:32:11
On this week's podcast, Traci is joined by two individuals who are familiar with the value of B Corps,Vicente Escriva and Diane Kaldany.
Diane shares that everything she does is driven b...
Individual Philanthropy: Finding One's Significance and Purpose from 2021-06-16T18:00:13
On this week's podcast, Traci is joined by Richard Ward, a Financial Planner, and Philanthropic leader. Richard has been helping people have better life for more than 30 years. Richard helps people...
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What is CSR Hub? from 2021-05-26T18:00:12
Customers place more and more emphasis on publicly reported information related to environmental and social governance (“ESG”) to make purchasing decisions. Companies publish specific information o...
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Miracle for Kids helping families with critically ill children in times of need from 2021-05-20T21:33:01
Robyn Williams, Community Engagement Manager for Miracles for Kids joins Traci on today’s podcast. Miracles for Kids is an organization that helps low-income families (who earn less than $23,000 a...
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What do COVID-10 Tracing and Energy Poverty have to do with each other? from 2021-05-12T18:00:04
Traci is joined by Veronica Olazabal, Senior Advisor and Director of Measurement, Evaluation & Organizational Performance for the Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Foundation is the first an...
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MARC U STAR enhancing undergraduate students in research related fields from 2021-04-28T18:00:19
Traci is joined by Rebecca Brown, Administrative Director, for the MARC U STAR (Maximizing Access to Research Careers – Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research) Program on today’s podca...
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Helping People To Help Themselves from 2021-04-21T18:00:08
Traci talks with LaVal Brewer, President and CEO of South County Outreach (SCO) on today’s podcast. SCO’s core mission is to prevent hunger and homelessness by helping people help themselves. SCO...
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Research Infrastructure helping students and building industry in West Virginia from 2021-04-08T17:21
Julie Serafin, Director of Science and Research at WV Higher Education Policy Commission joins Traci on today's podcast. Julie helps faculty at higher institutions at WV obtain federal funding fro...
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Astronomy careers are not only for NASA and Teaching from 2021-03-31T20:31:33
Dr. Xinnan Du, Program Manager and Outreach Director in research in physics and astronomy from UCR, talks with Traci on today's podcast. She talks about her involvement in the educational outreach...
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Unlocking Physics Beyond the Standard Model from 2021-03-24T18:00:05
Dongming Mei, Director, CUBED/Professor Physics at the University of South Dakota shares with Traci what the PIRE program is and his focus on nuclear research and dark matter as a multi-country col...
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How Environment Can Tie to Culture from 2021-03-17T18:00:11
Steve Allison Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Earth System Science and Courtney Hunt Academic Coordinator of UCI both join Traci on today’s podcast.
With funding...
How to get involved in OC STEM from 2021-03-04T16:45:29
Leyla Riley is the Executive Director of the OC STEM Initiative, which is housed in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Leyla works to foster Orange Cou...
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What is Industrial Distribution and the 7 trillion dollar industry? from 2021-02-24T19:00:11
Bimal Nepal, Associate Professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University, joins Traci on today’s podcast to discuss the $7 trillion industry. Dr. Nepal’s research interests ...
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Winning grant proposals and tips on how to getting funded! from 2021-02-17T19:00:18
Mike Gallo, Director, Research Development of the University of California, Irvine joins Traci on today’s podcast. Mike’s role at UCI is strategic in nature and he helps principal investigators (P...
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Riverside Unified School District, the Pioneers in Obtaining Federal Funding from NSF from 2021-02-10T19:01:44
Linda Christopher, Manager for Grants and Project Development of Riverside Unified School District ("RUSD") shares how as a school district it was decided to pursue a National Science Foundation gr...
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Microbiology in today's industry from 2021-02-03T19:00:17
Wendy Schluchter, Ph.D. Professor and Chair from the University of New Orleans joins Traci on today’s podcast. During this podcast you will hear how Mardi Gras is being celebrated during this unusu...
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An urban school's contribution to revitalization in today's economy from 2021-01-20T19:00:11
Joining Traci for today's podcast is Dr. Shuvra Das, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. Traci and Dr. Das address the school’s contribution to urban developme...
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Equity in Evaluation: Native American Populations and other Underrepresented Groups from 2021-01-13T19:00:05
This podcast, with The Mark's CEO Traci Shirachi and Evaluation Associate Leanne Tortez, explores evaluation through an equity framework. They discuss some of the challenges and best practices when...
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Remote learning for hands-on university chemistry students from 2021-01-08T16:00:16
Jack F. Eichler, UCR Distinguished Teaching Professor and Associate Professor of Teaching in Chemistry (LSOE) joins Traci on today’s podcast. Topics of discussion include the difference between a t...
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What you need to know about the brain and our virtual work environments from 2020-12-16T19:00:17
Please join us for our next podcast featuring Chris Kello Interim Vice Provost and Graduate Dean at UC Merced and Mary Hegarty a Professor and Associate Dean at UC Santa Barbara. Chris has over 10...
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Staying informed using a digital data strategy and identifying key objectives from 2020-11-23T19:06:10
Traci and Isabelle discuss Isabelle’s collaborative approach to a strong digital strategy. Particularly, the challenges and fears around data, framing the problem, and how to address solutions by l...
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Mental health takes priority amidst pandemic: Bringing music therapy into the home from 2020-10-28T19:00:19
Traci talks with Roz Huang, CEO/Co-Founder of Athena Music & Wellness Therapy and CEO of Dandelion Global, and Angelo Molino, co-founder of Athena Music & Wellness Therapy and early-childhood music...
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What can data do for you? The Mark may have the answers. from 2020-10-22T19:00:21
Do you know what it's like to manage an organization and not have clarity around decision-making? To be impacted by external factors on a consistent basis and unable to make sense of it? Do you f...
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Women on Boards: Big Push for Diversity on Corporate Boards from 2020-08-05T19:00:02
Today is a big year for the topic of diversity and surprisingly enough it is also the 100th year of a woman's right to vote. I had the pleasure of interviewing Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire who is the ...
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Conscious Capital: Social Ventures as part of The Resolution Project from 2020-07-29T19:00:10
The Resolution Project was started in 2007. The non-profit organization is geared towards empowering and developing socially responsible young leaders. These individuals want to make a positive i...
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Pandemic and Gender Equality in Japan from 2020-07-15T19:00:19
I had the opportunity to talk and learn from Kaori Sasaki who is instrumental in demonstrating the power, knowledge and strength of the global community. Kaori is a phenomenal entrepreneur, innovat...
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BanQu forever changes an individual's financial and economic identity from 2020-07-08T19:00:17
Do you know what it is like to not have an easily identifiable economic transaction history of purchases and sales to live? Did you know having a credit report is the difference between economic e...
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The Search for an Optimal Outcome after Uncontrollable Circumstances Phase Out a Business from 2020-07-01T19:00:16
Much like Uber or Lyft have forever changed the taxi industry, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) replaced Yellow Pages and traditional print advertising. Today, we interviewed John Vuong, Founder o...
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Navigating Today's Economic Environment as a Distributor and Manufacturer (Plus Political Updates) from 2020-06-18T17:08:05
Aside from the restaurant industry, the manufacturing and distribution sector has been hit hard. Mary Lyn Baker is the CEO/owner of a company called DH Casters in Ontario, California. As part of th...
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Technology specifically for Non-Profits: Keela from 2020-06-10T19:10:16
Traci meets with Nejeed Kassam, CEO of Keela, and Samantha Lego, Director of Marketing, to learn more about what Keela can help do for non-profit organizations. Nejeed and Samantha talk about how ...
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Summary of Podcast Episodes #1 through #3: Workforce Resilience to Organizational Agility to Data Process Frameworks from 2020-06-03T19:00:16
Traci summarizes the key takeaways from Episodes #1 through #3, and how the three episodes are related together especially as the audience listens to subsequent podcast episodes in June that will c...
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Competitive Advantage of Data Analytics in Time of Uncertainty from 2020-05-27T19:00:06
Traci talks with Roe Rogers who has his own consulting practice. Roe is a former McKinsey and Company, and KPMG consultant with over 15 years of experience working in supply chain and large amount...
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The New Competitive Divide: Organizational Agility from 2020-05-20T19:00:12
Traci talks with Mark Marone, Director of Research and Thought Leadership for Dale Carnegie, and Steve VerBurg, co-owner of Dale Carnegie of Orange County who has 25 years of leadership experience ...
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Developing a Resilient Workforce: How Organizations Thrive in the Face of Adversity from 2020-05-13T19:00:11
This podcast helps answer the following questions: What is Resilience? How Can Resilience Be Developed in Individuals? What Can Leaders Do to Increase Resilience in Their Teams? What Can Organi...
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